Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA; email:
Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jillin Province, 130102, P.R. China; email:
Annu Rev Entomol. 2020 Jan 7;65:101-119. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ento-011019-024902. Epub 2019 Sep 23.
The terrestrial arthropod fauna of wetlands has been largely ignored by scientists compared to other ecological elements, yet these organisms are among the most important influences on the ecology of these systems, with the vast majority of the biodiversity in wetlands found among the terrestrial arthropods. Wetlands present a range of habitat for terrestrial arthropods, with unique faunas being associated with soils and ground litter, living-plant substrates, and peatlands. Myriapoda, Araneae, Collembola, Carabidae, Formicidae, and assorted herbivorous Coleoptera and Lepidoptera are the terrestrial arthropod groups that most influence the ecology of wetlands. Despite their success, most terrestrial arthropods possess fairly rudimentary adaptations for life in wetlands, with most simply moving to higher ground or up vegetation during floods, although some species can tolerate immersion. Many terrestrial arthropods are environmentally sensitive and show considerable promise as bioindicators of wetland ecological conditions.
与其他生态要素相比，湿地的陆生节肢动物区系在很大程度上被科学家所忽视，然而这些生物是对这些系统生态影响最重要的生物之一，湿地的绝大多数生物多样性都存在于陆生节肢动物中。湿地为陆生节肢动物提供了一系列生境，与土壤和地面碎屑、活体植物基质以及泥炭地有关的独特动物群。多足类、蜘蛛目、弹尾目、步甲科、蚁科以及各种各样的草食性鞘翅目和鳞翅目是对湿地生态影响最大的陆生节肢动物类群。尽管它们取得了成功，但大多数陆生节肢动物在湿地生活的适应能力相当原始，大多数只是在洪水期间转移到高地或植被上，尽管有些物种可以耐受淹没。许多陆生节肢动物对环境敏感，并且作为湿地生态条件的生物指标具有很大的潜力。
